MySQL 'Order By' - sorting alphanumeric correctly

Question

I want to sort the following data items in the order they are presented below (numbers 1-12):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

However, my query - using

Answer 1

This type of question has been asked previously.

The type of sorting you are talking about is called "Natural Sorting". The data on which you want to do sort is alphanumeric. It would be better to create a new column for sorting.

For further help check natural-sort-in-mysql